Aimee Clayton and Ella Alford, both 18, were found in the wreckage of a Fiat 500 after the car smashed into trees near Basingstoke, Hants.

The car was spotted at 5am on Wednesday but police suspect the crash occurred anywhere between 9.50pm and the time of the discovery.

Cops are urging anyone who drove along the the A30 near the The Hatch Pub, eastbound, between this time to get in touch.

The duo were both due to sit their A-levels at Peter Symonds College in Winchester this summer.

A heartbroken pal, named as Alex, left a note saying: "Aimee, I want to thank you for the time we spent together.

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"One of the most amazing, beautiful and loving friends.

"I'll miss you with all my heart, hope you are in a better place. Alex xxx."

Another note reads: "Dear Aimee, you didn't deserve to leave this world so fast.

"God can be so cruel and last night he did one of the worst things he could. 18 is so young but I know wherever you are you will do great things.

"Sending all the love to your friends and family and that of Ella's. RIP. Love Serena."

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The pair had been pals since secondary school.

Sgt Andy Noble – from the Joint Roads Policing Unit – said: "We are working hard to establish exactly what happened to cause this collision.

"At this stage we do not know what time the collision happened, so we would like to hear from anyone who drove eastbound along that road between 9.50pm last night and 5am this morning.

"We particularly want to speak to anyone who has done that journey who has a dash cam, as we believe this will help us to narrow down the time of the incident. We would also like to speak to anyone who saw a white Fiat 500 driving in the area between those times, so please get in touch."

If you have any information relating to this case, please call 101 quoting reference '44180114591', or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.